| TITLE
| All-Party Parliamentary Friends of the Bahá'í Group
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| PURPOSE
| To take appropriate action, through the good offices of parliament, in defence of Bahá'ís who are persecuted on grounds of their faith throughout the world, and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas central to Bahá'í principles that are of relevance to Members of Parliament (eg. human rights policy, social cohesion).
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| OFFICERS
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| Title
| Name
| Party |
Chairs
Vice-Chairs
Treasurer
Secretary
| Lembit Öpik
Ian Stewart
Cheryl Gillan
Lord Avebury
Peter Luff
David Lepper
| LD
Lab
Con
LD
Con
Lab
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| TWENTY QUALIFYING MEMBERS
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| Government Party
| Main Opposition Party
| Other
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
| David Lepper
Ian Stewart
Lord Archer of Sandwell
Andrew Dismore
Dr Rudi Vis
Piara S. Khabra
Mark Fisher
Martin Caton
Joan Walley
Celia Barlow
| Peter Luff
Cheryl Gillan
Peter Bottomley
Nigel Evans
Graham Brady
James Clappison
| Lembit Öpik
Lord Avebury
Bob Russell
Mike Hancock
| LD
LD
LD
LD
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| CONTACT DETAILS FOR CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE GROUP
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| Mr Lembit Öpik MP, House of Commons, London SW1A OAA. Tel: 020 7219 1144
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| BENEFITS RECEIVED BY GROUP FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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| Bahá'í Community of the UK pays for the cost of the group's annual reception at the Commons.
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| PAID EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT OF STAFF WHO HOLD A PARLIAMENTARY PASS
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| None. |
| DATE OF GROUP'S LAST REGISTERED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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| 5 July 2006 |
| CATEGORY OF GROUP
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| On Approved List; All-Party Parliamentary Subject Group.
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